Administration officials say they are prepared to negotiate with Congress on final budget numbers, but will not abandon national goals Mr.Obama set forth during his presidential campaign last year: promoting energy independence, reforming America's health care system, and boosting educational opportunities.

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What I may decide about, what comes to the Faith Council is advancing some of the priority areas that the President has set forth one of which is interfaith cooperation.

我能够决定的，信仰委员会所负责的,是推进一些重点领域,一些总统提出来的重点领域的发展,其中一点就是跨信仰合作。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

I have a certain set of desires about wanting to finish my book in philosophy and so forth.

有一系列想要完成哲学著作的欲望,以及其他种种。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选